Seven things you should never code yourself
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Sometimes we are too quick to jump in and start cranking out code to solve the problem without considering all the implications of the issues we’re trying to solve. We don’t consider that someone else might have already solved this problem, with code available for our use that has already been written, tested, and debugged.
"There is no new thing under the sun"
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Sometimes we are too quick to jump in and start cranking out code to solve the problem without considering all the implications of the issues we’re trying to solve. We don’t consider that someone else might have already solved this problem, with code available for our use that has already been written, tested, and debugged.
"There is no new thing under the sun"
Kent Sharkey wrote:
already been written, tested, and debugged
... but does something other than what we want.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Sometimes we are too quick to jump in and start cranking out code to solve the problem without considering all the implications of the issues we’re trying to solve. We don’t consider that someone else might have already solved this problem, with code available for our use that has already been written, tested, and debugged.
"There is no new thing under the sun"
until the "free" library your code depends on starts crapping out.
I'd rather be phishing!
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until the "free" library your code depends on starts crapping out.
I'd rather be phishing!
Or abandoned, or bought by Oracle, etc.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Sometimes we are too quick to jump in and start cranking out code to solve the problem without considering all the implications of the issues we’re trying to solve. We don’t consider that someone else might have already solved this problem, with code available for our use that has already been written, tested, and debugged.
"There is no new thing under the sun"
While I may agree with the idea, the article is worthless insofar as it fails to give any examples of existing libraries, either in C++ or C#. Saying "Google it" is an antipattern.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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While I may agree with the idea, the article is worthless insofar as it fails to give any examples of existing libraries, either in C++ or C#. Saying "Google it" is an antipattern.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot